14 February 2011 - Conditions at 6:55 AM: +2.1C, Overcast, Wind: SSW 10 km/h

Yesterday was sunny with temps near or slightly above the freezing mark.Temps held through the evening and overnight.

Showers and mild temps are expected today.A drop in temps will begin tomorrow and colder weather is expected Wed.The rest of the week is expected to be mild with temps well above freezing for highs.

Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max 0C / Min -10C)

Today

Cloudy with sunny periods. 60 percent chance of showers early this morning. Wind southwest 20 km/h. High plus 5.

Tonight

Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers overnight. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming northwest 30 overnight. Low minus 2.

Tuesday

A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 30 km/h becoming north 40 gusting to 60 in the morning. Temperature falling to minus 6 in the afternoon.

Wednesday

Sunny. Low minus 13. High minus 2.

·

The marine forecast:

Gale warning in effect.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Wind southwest 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 late this

 morning then increasing to 25 to 30 late this afternoon. Wind

 diminishing to southwest 15 near midnight then increasing to

 northwest 35 Tuesday morning. A few showers ending early this

 evening. A few flurries Tuesday. Visibility 1 mile or less in

 flurries. Freezing spray beginning Tuesday evening. Temperatures

 plus 2 falling to minus 5 Tuesday afternoon.

·

Today’s Weather Trivia:

14 February 2007: In southern Ontario, extreme cold, harsh winds, and loads of snow closed schools, put vehicles in ditches, and made florists miserable on their busiest day of the year. Valentine's Day flower deliveries moved at a snail's pace. From Hamilton to Burlington, some areas got up to 60 cm of snow (with 1-m drifts), although most received fewer than 20 cm.-Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

·

Sky Events:

·

ISS visible sightings:

LOCAL

DURATION

MAX ELEV

APPROACH º

DEPARTURE º

Sat Feb 19 07:20 PM

1

15

15 above S

15 above S

·

Two bright yellow-orange stars that are nearing the ends of their lives highlight tonight's sky. Capella, in the constellation Auriga, the charioteer, is high in the north-northeast at nightfall. Arcturus, in Bootes, the herdsman, rises around 9 p.m.

·

AURORA (‘Northern Lights’) WATCH: Auroral activity will be low.